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BBC One: Panorama 'Hate on the Streets'

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Rai3: Presa Diretta ‘Le Strade Dell’Odio’ (The Streets of Hate)

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Observer Magazine

Hate speech online has escalated to unprecedented levels.

Matthew Williams, a professor of criminology, is shining a scientific light on who is behind it and why.

The Big Issue

The scientific reason hate is on the rise.

A record number of hate crimes are being recorded – but why is this and what can we do to stop them, asks Matthew Williams.

Psychology Today

We Are Not Immune to the Threat of Virtual Hatred

Algorithms, social media filter bubbles, and hate.

BBC Two - David Baddiel: Social Media, Anger & Us

Williams is interviewed by Baddiel, and is asked what his new book, The Science of Hate, reveals about the patterns and causes of online hateful and abusive behaviour. Williams puts Baddiel’s social media behaviour under the microscope, analysing the angry and hateful tweets he receives.

The Guardian - Feature

Williams, author of a forthcoming book, The Science of Hate, is a professor of criminology at Cardiff University, but his interest in the field is not purely academic…

The Independent - Long Read

Can we solve football’s hate problem? Take a look at the ‘Salah Effect’

When Mo Salah joined Liverpool, Merseyside saw a big fall in the hate-crime rate and a 50 per cent drop in anti-Muslim tweets posted by fans. What can we learn from this, asks Matthew Williams

Metro

Racism still exists during war – and it can’t be ignored

As the horrific fallout of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine sends shockwaves around the world – a crisis within a crisis is developing.

Sunday Express

England’s top female footballers have been warned they face “a perfect storm” of online abuse at this summer’s Euros.

Professor Matthew Williams, who runs HateLab, said the tournament will inveitably be a magnet for racism and misogyny.

The Sun

England’s top female footballers face racist and sexist abuse at this year’s Euros, experts warn.

Professor Matthew Williams of Cardiff University’s HateLab, said “trigger events” would see trolls pile in.

Evening Standard - Review

This fascinating study explores our…capacity to hate and what we can do about it. A harrowing but illuminating work, being released at a time when hate appears to be on the ascendency but far from trying to stop it, some of the world’s most powerful people seem to be using it to manipulate millions…At times it reads more like a thriller. David Marsland

 

The Psychologist - Review

What motivates hate crime and how can it be reduced? These questions cross disciplinary boundaries in the social sciences, from criminology to sociology and psychology. So, too, does The Science of Hate, expertly weaving together perspectives from different disciplines, to explore these questions.

The Herald - Feature

The Science of Hate is excellent. I can’t recommend it enough. It’s an indispensable guide to what’s gone wrong…throughout much of the Western world. If you want to know why the world is a bear pit read it. Neil Mackay

 

Sky Sports News

Football fans should use the same energy they displayed in protesting the proposed European Super League and channel that into condemning racism and social media abuse in all its forms, according to a university academic.

Singapore Straits Times - Top 10 books in March 2021

Are human brains hard-wired to hate? Criminology professor Williams uses biology, neuroscience and psychology to demonstrate how conditions for hateful behaviour are created and amplified by new technology.

ITV News

On the potential impact of the Premier League boycott of social media because of online hate: “I’ve been working in this area for 20 years, ten of those years heavily involved in social media, and to date I’ve seen nothing quite as coordinated as this…it could beginning of a movement“

Sky News

Euro 2020: Why is it so difficult to track down racist trolls and remove hateful messages on social media? Ensuring that hateful content is removed from platforms presents its own unique challenges, according to Professor Matthew Williams, author of The Science of Hate

GIZMODO

What’s the Most Significant Hack in History? Matthew Williams, author of The Science of Hate says the creation of the fake MartinLutherKing.org website by the white supremacist Don Black is one of the most insidious ‘hacks’ in history.

Daily Record

New book shows Liverpool’s signing of Muslim forward had positive impact on perceptions of Islam amongst fans. ‘Could the Salah effect’ be the key to ending Old Firm hate?

The Lead

Tory rhetoric makes more refugee centre bombings just a matter of time.

Online Content

Is Hate on the Rise?

Why is there So Much Hate on Social Media?